Movie channel HBO has announced a bonanza for viewers this month. The channels premiere movies every Saturday Night at 9 pm include the high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, in the fun filled family entertainer Cats & Dogs on 7 August. Then on 14 August Jodie Foster is trapped with her daughter in the tense and taut Panic Room when robbers invade her home.

For something different viewers can tune into the suspense thriller The Truth About Charlie with Mark Wahlberg and Thandie Newton on 28 August. This is director Jonathan Demme's remake of the classic caper flick Charade.

HBO will also showcase a series of films under the programme band The Master Directors Of Hollywood. These will air every Wednesday at 9 pm. Director Ron Howard tackles the life of firefighters in the thriller Backdraft. The infamous legend of the Hong Kong film industry, John Woo delivers the actioner Van Damme's Hard Target. Oscar winner Clint Eastwood directs and stars in Space Cowboys. The channel will also air Terminator 2 which no doubt will get decent viewership on its umpteenth screening.

Another programme band with a woman oriented theme airs every Monday at 9 pm. This is HBO's Action Babes. Uma Thurman stars in the movie version of the TV series The Avengers. Sharon Stone meanwhile tries at her hand at a revisionist western in The Quick And The Dead. Lucy Liu of Charlies Angel’s fame stars in Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever. Actress, model, and singer Brigitte Nielsen stars opposite Arnold Schwarzenneger in Red Sonja. Finally Oscar winning actress Angelina Jolie sets the screen ablaze in the blockbuster Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.